A great reserve and severity of manners are necessary for the command of those who are older than ourselves. Napoleon Bonaparte More Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte More Quotes From Napoleon Bonaparte Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way to become a great general and master the secrets of the art of war. Napoleon Bonaparte militarywarart Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world. Napoleon Bonaparte familybookmoving There is only one thing in this world, and that is to keep acquiring money and more money, power and more power. All the rest is meaningless. Napoleon Bonaparte more-moneymoney-powerworld Adversity is the midwife of genius Napoleon Bonaparte midwifeadversitygenius An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions. Napoleon Bonaparte lionsarmyinspirational In war, as in prostitution, amateurs are often better than professionals. Napoleon Bonaparte prostitutionwar I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness. Napoleon Bonaparte armywisecountry The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth. Napoleon Bonaparte wealthlibertyway How can you have order in a state without religion? For, when one man is dying of hunger near another who is ill of surfeit, he cannot resign himself to this difference unless there is an authority which declares 'God wills it thus.' Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Napoleon Bonaparte godmenorder Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never. Napoleon Bonaparte spacewarart I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me. Napoleon Bonaparte calculationsluckexpectations After making a mistake or suffering a misfortune, the man of genius always gets back on his feet. Napoleon Bonaparte feetmistakemen A commander-in-chief cannot take as an excuse for his mistakes in warfare an order given by his sovereign or his minister when the person giving the order is absent from the field of operations and is imperfectly aware or wholly unaware of the latest state of affairs. It follows that any commander-in-chief who undertakes to carry out a plan which he considers defective is at fault; he must put forward his reasons, insist on the plan being changed, and finally tender his resignation rather than be the instrument of his army's downfall. Napoleon Bonaparte instrumentsfaultsreason Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich. Napoleon Bonaparte moneyatheistreligious God is on the side with the best artillery Napoleon Bonaparte artillerysideswar You can not lead a battle if you think you look silly on a horse. Napoleon Bonaparte horsesillythinking A true man hates no one. Napoleon Bonaparte real-menhatewar Strong coffee, much strong coffee, is what awakens me. Coffee gives me warmth, waking, an unusual force and a pain that is not without very great pleasure. Napoleon Bonaparte paincoffeestrong He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. Napoleon Bonaparte fearattitudewar I fear three newspapers more than a hundred thousand bayonets. Napoleon Bonaparte threebusinessmilitary
